The Australian Chiropractic College is proud to deliver cutting-edge curriculum in a caring and vibrant environment.
Our students and graduates will:
In total, the Bachelor of Chiropractic is a five-year program with a total of 600 credit points.
This consists of:
· a one year full time equivalent prerequisite program of basic Health Sciences (120 credit points) at AQF Level 5 followed by
· the four year full time equivalent Bachelor of Chiropractic program (480 credit points) at the College, including an internship in the last two years in the Chiropractic Centre.
The Bachelor of Chiropractic program includes:
· Course work;
· Practical work;
· Work Integrated Learning (WIL);
· Chiropractic practice (internship); and
· Chiropractic community and outreach activities.
Below is the Bachelor of Chiropractic program structure.
| ACC Curriculum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit of study | Unit of study code | Credit Points | EFTSL |
| YEAR 1 – Semester 1 | |||
| Musculo-Skeletal anatomy – Axial | 1ANAT1 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Philosophy of Chiropractic 1- Introduction | 1PHIL1 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Immunology | 1IMMU | 4 | 0.033 |
| Biomechanics | 1BIOMEC | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique Skills Acquisition | 1TECHSAC1 | 14 | 0.117 |
| Professional Practice 1: Chiropractic & the Health Environment | 1PROFENV | 6 | 0.05 |
| Evidence Based Chiropractic | 1EBCHIRO | 6 | 0.05 |
| Pathology General | 1PATHGEN | 6 | 0.05 |
| YEAR 1 – Semester 2 | |||
| Musculo-Skeletal Anatomy 2 – Appendicular | 1ANAT2 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Neuroscience 1 | 1NEURO1 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Pathology Systemic 1 | 1PATHSYS1 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Philosophy of Chiropractic 2 | 1PHIL2 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Psychology: (Human Behaviour) | 1PSYCH1 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition: CMT DIV and UCS | 1TECHSAC2 | 18 | 0.15 |
| Critical Thinking Chiropractic | 1CTCHIRO | 6 | 0.05 |
| Unit of study | Unit of study code | Credit Points | EFTSL |
| YEAR 2 – Semester 1 | |||
| Musculo-Skeletal Anatomy 3 – Head and Neck | 1ANAT3 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Philosophy of Chiropractic 3 | 1PHIL3 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Professional Communication (Professional Practice 2) | 1PROFCOM | 6 | 0.05 |
| Neuroscience 2 | 1NEURO2 | 9 | 0.075 |
| Radiography Physics | 1RADPHYS | 6 | 0.05 |
| Pre-Chiropractic Practice 1 | 1PRECHIRO1 | 9 | 0.075 |
| Chiropractic Science | 1CHIROSCI | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition 3 | 1TECHSAC3 | 6 | 0.05 |
| YEAR 2 – Semester 2 | |||
| Neuroscience 3 | 1NEURO3 | 9 | 0.075 |
| Diagnosis 1 | 1DIAG | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition 4 | 1TECHSAC4 | 18 | 0.15 |
| Professional Practice 3 | 1PROFCCP | 3 | 0.025 |
| Diagnostic Imaging 1 | 1DI1 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Pre-Chiropractic Practice 2 | 1PRECHIRO2 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Radiography Positioning | 1RADPOS | 3 | 0.025 |
| Nutrition | 1NUTR | 3 | 0.025 |
| Unit of study | Unit of study code | Credit Points | EFTSL |
| YEAR 3 – Semester 1 | |||
| Pre-Chiropractic Practice 3 | 2PRECHIRO3 | 9 | 0.075 |
| Psychology (Clinical Psychology) | 2PSYCH2 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Neuro Diagnosis 1 | 2NEURO4 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Chiropractic Practice 1 | 2CHIROPRAC1 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Diagnostic Imaging 2 | 2DI2 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition 5 | 2TECHSAC5 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Diagnosis 2 | 2DIAG | 6 | 0.05 |
| Rehabilitation | 2REHAB | 9 | 0.075 |
| YEAR 3 – Semester 2 | |||
| Professional Practice: 4 (Practice safety and risk management) | 2PROFRISK | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition 6 (Mastery) | 2TECHSAC6 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Diagnostic Imaging 3 | 2DI3 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Special Population Chiropractic: Children | 2SPCHIRO1 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Chiropractic Management 1 | 2CHIROMAN1 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Chiropractic Practice 2 | 2CHIROPRAC2 | 24 | 0.2 |
| Unit of study | Unit of study code | Credit Points | EFTSL |
| YEAR 4 – Semester 1 | |||
| Diagnostic Imaging 4 | 2DI4 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Special Population Chiropractic: – Elderly | 2SPCHIRO2 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Chiropractic Practice 3 | 2CHIROPRAC3 | 24 | 0.2 |
| Chiropractic Management 2 | 2CHIROMAN2 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Techniques and Skills Acquisition 7 | 2TECHSAC7 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Professional Practice 5 (Business Management 1) | 2PROFBUS1 | 6 | 0.05 |
| YEAR 4 – Semester 2 | |||
| Professional Practice 6 (Business Management 2) | 2PROFBUS2 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Business and Ethics | 2PHIL4 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Technique and Skills Acquisition 8 (CHIROMAS) | 2TECHSAC8 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Chiropractic Practice 4 | 2CHIROPRAC4 | 36 | 0.3 |